How The Heart Decides Film Pre-Production Cinematographer’s Journal

Romantic River Scene” by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Summary

two friends unknowingly match up on a double date with the same girl, resulting in an awkward love triangle.

8: imbalance. showing imbalance between the friends.

9:balance showing the balance between the two after the ordeal.

13: linear when a decision need to be made or when the characters are at a cross roads.

14: triangular showing the conflict between the 3 characters through filming angles.

Test Shots

evidence of different focal lengths:

different camera placement:

Lighting Tests

lower lighting to make everything more even.
top light to give warmth
white light to make a shadow.
another light for shadows

Equipment Checklist

Collaboration with Director

Set-up Sequence Workflow

I am the cinematographer and you can see which work I am doing which is done and which is needing to be done.

Map of Each Location

map #1

map #2

Storyboard Notation

What I Learned

I have learned to effectively communicate with my team, to colab and share ideas. organize my work efficiently and carry out planned shoots. some different problems I have solved were creating a space for our sound designer to be able to get adequate sound, and helping our director come up with different

Research material …

Examine samples…

ReviewMarking The Shooting Script (PDF)

week 2 Weekly Work Log  TEMPLATE

Session Number 5
Week Number 2
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week: 5
What was your overall goal for this week?  to find and map out the different places we want to film.

Work Tasks 

Date Task Description Time Spent Was this a Best Practice? 
3/27/23complete making blog posts and last weeks work.35 minutes yes because this helps me carry out this weeks work.
3/28/23 made a filming equipment checklist and made the first location map that we are wanting to film at 40 minutesyes because now we can check off and make sure we have everything we need when filming.
3/29/23research my film genre and analyze the filming structure and style  30 minutes yes because this will help me make decisions about what to do when filming our film.
 3/30/23 started making a shot list with notes and ideas. 35
minutes
 yes so I can look back at my shot list and make reference to what I am filming at that moment.
 3/31/23researched leaders in my field and studied some of their practices.   35
minutes
 yes So I can get a better Idea of how we want our film to look and what kind of a vibe it should have.

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Are there any other comments you would like to include? If so, please enter them here: 

Week #1

Session Number 3
Week Number 1
Total Estimated Hours Contributed this Week: 5
What was your overall goal for this week? my goal was to learn some new tips and ways to film and find a leader in my role to research.

Work Tasks 

Date Task Description Time Spent Was this a Best Practice? 
3/20organize trello10 minutes helped me get a sense of time on how long tasks might take.
3/21 mood board35 minutes helped to describe our movie with using only visual proof
 3/22 researched leaders in my role 40 minutes helps me gain knowledge on filming.
 3/23 created blog post for session 5  40 minutes allows me to keep track of all my work as well as keeping resources and knowledge on hand.
 3/24 got everything turned in for the week and researched filming tutorials45 minuteshelps me to feel good knowing I have done what I needed too for the week. 

Personal Comments (Optional) 

Production Project Session 4

SUMMARY

Role: cinematographer

Intention (SMART Goal) By May 10th as Cinematographer I will have evidence of visual story space by using tutorial – DEEP SPACE, FLAT SPACE, LIMITED SPACE, AND AMBIGUOUS SPACE IN FILM for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Jeffrey Cronenweth

Training Source(s)

  • 1:11 His father was a famous cinematographer.
  • 3:18 Likes using realism and naturalism.
  • 4:09 Likes using natural lights.
  • 7:51 He likes using digital photography and digital production.
  • 9:23 Uses spherical lenses.
  • 10:16 Prefers to put lights overhead or behind characters.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

  • When his ex girlfriend calls him an ass-hole the camera shift to a his POV
  • Camera shows focus on him when he walks through the doorway and when typing on computer showing how focused he is
  • A low camera POV shot from the letter looking up at him after it was slipped under the door
  • their was unique shot composition when switching between the past and future scenes
  • A shot of the friend looking straight at the camera when he delivered an important line.
  • the film uses a-lot of shots where the camera moves with the person walking
  • Cool lighting choices during the scene where the ex-girlfriend lit the fire in the background

Project Timeline May 10th

Proposed Budget NONE

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

trello planner/task tracking sheet.

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Proble solving and communicating with my team to get our finished product.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

effectively communicating with my team, working in an orderly fashion.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

the youtube video I linked above.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Erik said “the film was really good, and I liked the balance between comedy and drama I believe it worked well. But I wish there waere some more cuts and screen time for the priest to have an even more balanced feeling of drama and comedy, over all a very good film”

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I really enjoyed making this film and getting to be fun and creative with my friends, its always a blast to get out and fiom something no matter what it may be, becuase somehow we always make it funny or put our own personal twists onto it. It’s great seeing all of the different skills from the individuals on our teams come together to make something, whether it’s good or not it’s a creation of multiple ideas put into one and neverthe less is interesting. overall I really enjoyed the end result of our film and I am looking forward to out future ones to come.

Grammar and Spelling

grammarly

Editor

Jonas.

Two best friends unknowingly get together with the same woman, leading to a hilarious twist in their love ordeal pitch.

Two best friends unknowingly compete for the same woman, leading to a hilarious love ordeal of mistaken identities and awkward encounters

PROTAGONIST

  • the girlfriend.
  • this girl Beth likes both James and Charles but has trouble deciding which one she wants to be with so she makes a compromise and gets with both of them at the same time, while James and Charles both have no idea that their knew girlfriends end up being the same girl.
  • when Beth finally decides to tell the two friends, they were torn. but came to the conclusion that they liked each other more than the girl anyways and then they get together leaving the trashy cheating girl Beth alone and confused.

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

  • not telling the friends earlier.

GENRE

  • comedy/bromance

PLOT DESCRIPTION

  • Write a paragraph describing the beginning, middle, and end of the story arc 
    • Does the Protagonist achieve their goal?

TREATMENT

  • Complete a paragraph describing the protagonist’s world
  • This description helps the team build a better, more believable world
  • You may include wardrobe, family, friends, food choices, habits, hang-ups, etc.

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES